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GENERAL PRACTITIONER ADVANCED CERTIFICATE
         SHEFFIELD, UK



         ORTHOPAEDICS






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         Achilles tendon and                Limb fractures II –                Arthroscopic procedures II
         tarsal surgery                     external fixation                  •  Understand the limitations
         •  How to diagnose and treat       •  General principles of external    and possible complications of
            Achilles tendon disease           skeletal fixation                  arthroscopic procedures
         •  How to stabilise a luxated      •  How to stabilise radial fractures   •  Perform an arthroscopic
            tarsal joint using ligament       with a type Ib linear ESF frame    examination of the elbow,
            replacement/augmentation        •  How to stabilise tibial fractures   shoulder and stifle joints
            techniques                        with a type IIb linear ESF frame  •  Perform simple arthroscopic
         •  How to perform a pantarsal      •  How to stabilise humeral and      surgery of the elbow, shoulder
            arthrodesis                       femoral fractures using a linear   and stifle joints
         •  How to perform a partial tarsal   ESF frame/tie-in configuration   You will practise the above
            arthrodesis                     You will practise the above        procedures in a wet-lab
         You will practise the above        procedures in a wet-lab            environment.
         procedures in a wet-lab            environment.
         environment.
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                                            Arthroscopic procedures I
         Limb fractures I                   •  Review the instrumentation
         – internal fixation                  necessary for arthroscopic

         •  General principles of internal    procedures
            fixation                        •  Discuss common joint
         •  How to treat humeral              pathology
            condylar fractures              •  Understand the indications for
            (unicondylar/bicondylar)          arthroscopy
         •  How to reduce and stabilise     •  Understand patient preparation
            fractures of the acetabulum       and the creation of portals
         •  How to reduce and stabilise       for elbow, shoulder and stifle
            carpal fractures                  arthroscopy
         •  How to reduce and stabilise     You will practise the above
            tarsal fractures                procedures in a wet-lab

         You will practise the above        environment.
         procedures in a wet-lab
         environment.











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